A mechanistic investigation of the rearrangement of N-(1-arylalkylidene)cyanomethylamines [1, ArC(NCH2CN)R; R = alkyl, aryl] to alkyl aryl nitriles [2, ArCH(R)CN] in refluxing DMF in the presence of a base is reported.
                                    的重排的一种机械的调查N-(1-芳基亚烷基)cyanomethylamines [1,ARC(NCH 2 CN)R; 据报道,在碱存在下,在回流的
DMF中,R =烷基,芳基]至烷基芳基腈[2,ArCH(R)CN]。